Davey Arthur

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title: "Davey Arthur" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["irish-folk-singers", "musicians-from-county-donegal", "living-people", "1954-births"] description: "Irish folk singer" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davey_Arthur" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Irish folk singer ::

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Field	Value
name	Davey Arthur
birth_name	Davey Pat Arthur
birth_date
birth_place	County Donegal, Ireland
instrument	Vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin
genre	Celtic, folk
occupation	Musician
years_active	1977–present
associated_acts	The Fureys and Davey Arthur
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| name = Davey Arthur | image = | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Davey Pat Arthur | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = County Donegal, Ireland | origin = | instrument = Vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin | genre = Celtic, folk | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1977–present | label = | associated_acts = The Fureys and Davey Arthur

Davey Pat Arthur (born 24 September 1954 in County Donegal) is an Irish folk singer.

Early life

Originally from Donegal, Arthur moved to Scotland at the age of two. He started to play music at the age of eight, and returned to Ireland aged 18.

Career

Known for playing the banjo, mandolin and guitar, he was originally a solo artist before joining with the Furey Brothers in 1978. Touring and performing as The Fureys and Davey Arthur, the group had several number one singles in Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s, and a top 20 hit in the UK singles chart in 1981.

Arthur left the Fureys in 1992, pursuing a solo career and undertook a number of solo tours. He later rejoined some of the original lineup of the Fureys and Davey Arthur for a number of tours and albums. Living in County Kerry for some years, as of early 2019 Arthur had not returned to touring with the Fureys (having reputedly suffered a stroke in 2014).

Discography

Davey Arthur has written over 40 compositions, that have featured on 28 albums. Solo albums

• Celtic Side Saddle (1994)
• Cut to the Chase (1998)

The Buskers (with Paul Furey and Brendan Leeson)

• Life Of A Man Rubber Records RUB 007 (1973)

The Fureys & Davey Arthur (Studio Albums)

• Emigrant (1977)
• Morning on a Distant Shore (1977)
• Banshee (1978)
• When You Were Sweet 16 (1981)
• Steal Away (1983)
• Golden Days (1984)
• In Concert (1984)
• At the End of the Day (1985)
• The First Leaves of Autumn (1986)
• Red Rose Café (EP) (1987)
• Poor Man's Dream (EP) (1988)
• The Scattering (1988)
• Alcoholidays (1998)
• Gallipoli (2007)

References

References

1. (10 December 2018). "We've worked with many famous people, but the best moment was singing with children from the Shankill Road and Ardoyne". Belfast Telegraph.
2. "Biography - Davey Arthur".
3. (31 December 2007). "The Fureys And Davey Arthur". RTÉ.
4. "Irish Charts Search - Davey Arthur". [[Irish Recorded Music Association.
5. Colin Larkin. (1995). "The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Volume 2". Guinness Publications.
6. "Davey Arthur Official Biography".
7. (29 September 2011). "Fureys and Davey Arthur return to Cork". Independent News & Media.
8. (9 September 2009). "Davey Arthur backs counselling service fund-raiser". Independent News & Media.
9. (13 January 2019). "The Fureys: Stage fright no match for life on the road". BBC.
10. "Official Website". The Fureys and Davey Arthur.
11. "Davey Arthur - Discography".
12. "The Fureys and Davey Arthur".
13. "The Fureys and Davey Arthur - Discography".
14. "The Fureys and Davey Arthur: Discography".

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